BubbaBob wrote:
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>>Main Entry: espres·so
>>Pronunciation: e-'spre-(")sO
>>Function: noun
>>Inflected Form(s): plural -sos
>>Etymology: Italian (caffè) espresso, literally, pressed out
>>coffee 1 : coffee brewed by forcing steam through finely ground
>>darkly roasted coffee beans
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>>© 2004 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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> Any dictionary that uses a definition for espresso that is that far
> off beam can hardly be trusted to provide any authority concerning
> its spelling. Their etymology is wrong, as well.

Merriam-Webster can not be trusted?

Well Sheldon beat me to it, but here goes Oxford:

Oxford Dictionary

espresso (also expresso )
noun

: strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.

—ORIGIN 1940s: from Italian (caffè) espresso, literally 'pressed out
(coffee)'.
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Merriam-Webster

ex·pres·so

variant of espresso
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Or are they also not to be trusted? Can you name a reliable and accurate
source for your conjectures?

Rich

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"Dum Spiro, Spero."

As long as I breath, I hope.

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